A letter they sent me with useful embedded links:
–Ed Averill
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Dear Ed,
The Pacific Northwest is on the front lines in the fight against
dirty fossil fuel projects. In Washington State, communities and
waterways face increased risks from oil accidents and spills every
day.
Right now, on the outer coast of Washington, three new proposed
terminals to receive and export crude oil in Grays Harbor would
increase large vessel traffic in the area by nearly 400 percent.
The three projects together would mean 163,000 barrels of oil
coming into Grays Harbor every day, and up to 358 tankers carrying
oil out of the Harbor every year.
It’s simple math: more oil trains and oil tankers mean a greater
risk of oil spills. Such a disaster would endanger the fishing,
shellfish and tourism industries, putting at risk the livelihoods
of local residents and tribal communities. And it would mean
almost 60 million barrels of oil heading to Grays Harbor and
traveling through Northwest communities and waterways from just
one project.
Submit
your comments: Say NO to more oil in Grays Harbor!
The proposed storage and export terminals bring serious risks to
Washington’s communities, economy and environment. They would
bring in some of the dirtiest and most dangerous fossil fuels:
Bakken crude oil is highly volatile, and tar sands are incredibly
toxic and corrosive, and they sink when spilled.
What’s more, the train cars being used are old and unsafe -- as
many recent oil train accidents have shown. And the project would
be near the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge -- an important
habitat for seabirds.
Add
your voice to the thousands saying “NO” to these dirty fossil
fuel exports. We can do better.
Thousands of people like you have already stepped up and taken
action on the first two oil-by-rail proposals in Grays Harbor.
Now, the third terminal is being considered. This is your chance
to weigh in on what should be part of the evaluation of this
proposed oil terminal and express your opposition.
Stand up with us and act to stop oil terminals, and to protect
the vulnerable communities and ecosystems they would endanger.
Submit
your comment to fight fossil fuel exports in Grays Harbor.
Sincerely,
Marcie Keever and Fred Felleman,
Oceans and vessels program,
Friends of the Earth
